RKI visit: Merkel rejects compulsory vaccination

RKI visit: Merkel rejects compulsory vaccination

France has announced compulsory vaccination for health workers. The Chancellor does not want to take this route.

According to Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), there are no plans to vaccinate as in France.

«We do not intend to go the way that France suggested. We said there will be no compulsory vaccination, ”said Merkel after a conversation with Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) and the President of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, in Berlin. They do not believe that changing this statement can gain confidence. You can win that by promoting vaccination.

Vaccination may seem superfluous or threatening to some. “And that’s why I tell everyone who is still unsure whether they should be vaccinated: A vaccination not only protects you, but also someone you are close to, who is important to you, who you love,” emphasized Merkel. A vaccination not only protects against serious illness, but also from the stressful restrictions of everyday life. “The more we are vaccinated, the freer we will be again, the freer we can live again.”

Merkel and Spahn had previously exchanged ideas with Wieler during a visit to the RKI. Among other things, it was about the influence of vaccinations on the course of the pandemic against the background of increasing numbers of infections due to the delta variant of the coronavirus.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday evening that health workers would be required to be vaccinated. Employees in hospitals and nursing homes now have until mid-September to get vaccinated. According to Health Minister Olivier Véran, unvaccinated people are no longer allowed to work and are no longer paid.

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